Ipod earphones malfunctioning - playing at different volumes

A few days ago i confirmed my suspicions that my ipod earphones were faulty. Basically, whilst playing music on my ipod, it can be clearly heard that the right earpiece plays music at a louder volume than the left earpiece.
These are the ipod earphones which came with my ipod. I tested them on my computer, got another person to listen (to make sure it wasnt just my ears) and the same problem occurred.
Im pretty sure they have always been like this, as when i first got them and listened to music they sounded abit weird but i shrugged it off as a first use thing.
I bought my ipod nano 4G early this year, around the end of february. So ive only had them for approximately 6.5 months.
Am i eligible to recieve a new set of earphones or get them fixed?
Default warranty for ipod lasts one year.
Message was edited by: 37link

Send it back to Apple, I believe they will replace you with a new one ..

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